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Hi there! A big, warm welcome to “Happy Homemaker88’s Virtual Home”, a blog I started on September 15, 2007

I am a 55-year old homemaker, who left my job as a banker and a remisier, to begin my journey as a housewife many years ago. Before that, I had two maids to help me take care of my young family, while my husband and I pursued our individual careers. We have four children – two boys and two girls ❤ .

When we shockingly found out that our maids were up to no good and were secretly “entertaining strange men” in our home when no one else was around, we quickly decided that I would quit my job to stay at home and take care of our children….and the maids were fired!

I remembered so well my first day as a homemaker – I was holding a vacuum and a mop in my hands, looking around in the living room, wondering where I should start cleaning! I was clumsy, unorganized and inefficient – a total klutz! Lol!

My son’s cat, Baby

With a family of six, pets and and a 3-storey house to take care of, my journey as a homemaker has been filled with challenges and bumps … but eventually, I got to where I am today – a contented, super-efficient, organised and happy homemaker! 😀

My dog – Benji

This blog also serves as a legacy to my children, for when I am not around, they can come in here to look for our family’s heritage recipes, natural health remedies and some homemaking tips.I hope that by sharing with you my experiences here, it would benefit you, too, in some way.

Most importantly, I would like to think of this blog as my virtual home, where I come in to unwind and relax at the end of a tiring day…catch up with news from my fellow bloggers around the world, or do some research online for some interesting articles to write about.

So, you are most welcome to drop by and visit my virtual home here anytime when you are free – do make yourself comfortable, have your favourite cup of coffee or tea or other beverage …and hang out with me here! If you like any articles here, do share it with your friends !

happyhomemaker88 said,

On this page, there is a side bar on the right hand column – look under the various categories and this recipe is filed under “Nutritious Soups and Meals”…. or you can also use the “Search” function/box located at the top right hand corner. If you click on the word “HOME“, you will see all my posts in date order if you scroll down the page. 😉

JinJin said,

Hi Choesf,
Your watercress recipe helped me to breathe better. I had severe wheezing when the humidity and temperature went up. Today is a hot and humid day and I feel good with your soup. I just started having your soup.

Thank you very much for your feedback on drinking the watercress soup. I’m glad it has helped with your wheezing during these humid, hot and hazy weather. I know that this soup is very good for lungs but I learned something new today – that it can help with wheezing, too. 💡

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you so much for your lovely comments – hehe, I do run out of energy some days and just become a couch potato for a whole day, watching movies! 😆 But most of the time, I just have no choice but to keep pace with the daily schedule or else, I will get a backlog of chores the following day! 🙄

For a good and easy way to energise yourself – try doing salt baths or salt scrubs. The instructions are here –

happyhomemaker88 said,

Hehe, I have such a big smile on my face as I am typing this, absolutely beaming with happiness in the knowledge that I have an ardent fan in you! 😆 😆

I really thank you for your valued support here and it is due to people like you that makes it all worth the time and effort I have put in. As you can see, this blog site has no advertisements and I am not blogging for money but merely to share with others what I have learned. 😉

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your lovely comments. I am always delighted to meet a fellow homemaker. {{{HUGS}}

I come here to write whenever I am free and it is a nice way for me to wind down and relax from a hectic schedule. Lately, I have been thinking that this blog is more of a legacy to my teenaged daughters for them to refer to for my recipes and other stuff when they have their own families. 😆

You have a wonderful week, too and do drop in for a cup of virtual tea or coffee with me whenever you are free!

hi, I dont know if you can or cannot answer this-
I live in the USA and would like to purchase the gourd/wu lou
glass jar yellow wax candles with the red ribbon attached to the front with a prayer you see in Buddhist Temples? thanks spring.

happyhomemaker88 said,

I’m glad that you like the goodness of burdock root for detoxification, too. Just the other day, I was buying some burdock from a lady and she told me the first time she had burdock soup, her urine was really dark and pungent – a sign that there were many toxins removed.

If it is too troublesome to make as a savoury soup or for those who are vegetarians/vegans, the burdock root can be boiled/simmered over a low fire with some red or honey dates.

Do drop in when you are free and we will have a cup of virtual coffee or tea or kopi-o ice together! 😀

Mary said,

Dear Blogger:
I have had pinched nerves for 2-3 years. The doctors have tested me
for mildly pinched nerves and neuropathy but I stilll have servere pain eachday of my like. I con no longer work a school principal because I
can barely walk in any shoes. I buy so many shoes but nothing is confort to wear all day. My doctor have given me so many different kind of medicines, but they have so many side effects. I need to know the name of those herb leaves. I do detox, but I still have extra sharp pain in my toes,legs and underneath my foot. Please help find the
plant herbs that you described above for all kind of issues. Such as hypertension, chlestrol, loweling blood sugar etc….Please help me!

happyhomemaker88 said,

I am very sorry to hear about your pinched nerve problems..I know they can be so debilitating on our activities.

Have you had a urea acid test done on your blood? It sounds like you may be having urea crystal deposits or gout. Urea acid crystallizations in our joints can be a main cause of joint and leg pains.

Are you able to find a Chinese physician in your area? It may be wise to consult him and know from the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) point of view as to what exactly are natural remedies that can be prescribed to you. In some cases, the pain caused by pinched nerves is caused by “heatiness in blood and bones” according to TCm, and Western medicine is not able to solve this problem.

Some of the herbs for health here, I don’t know what their names are in English and they are naturally found here in Malaysia….so, I can only show their photos here. 😳

susan said,

Hi there! I was googling for crispy pork–& here I am–your blog is so interesting. You sound like such a sympathic & helpful person 😉 I missed all those Asian food & herbal ‘remedial’ soups since living in Belgium, thank you so much for the recipes I certainly will add your blog to my favourites, it’s easy to find the ingredients in the chinese supermarket here, so it’s no excuse for me not to try out your recipes on my family. god bless, & happy blogging!!

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your lovely comments 😳 and for adding me to your favourite links. I’m glad you can find ingredients for Chinese or Asian recipes in your area – this will make your Asian cooking more authentic. 😉

Yes, when we have been away from our home country, we tend to miss the food there. I remember when my husband and I were living in the US for a few years, I even made my own “Chee Cheong Fun” (in Cantonese dialect for Rice Rolls) or “Kway Teow” from scratch, as I was in a very small town and there were no Chinese shops there or nearby. 😆

Jeffery Chew said,

Hello Happyhomemaker88! I like all you recipe and I learn a lot from you on cooking.
I just move to Texas USA for a year from Penang, Malaysia. I miss a lot of food back home and lucky myself like to cook and also I got the chance to come across your blog.
You really impress me not only on cooking but how you handle your life and the positive thinking that you motivate yourself.
I think you are a book lover also and you did spend lots of time on books.
Anyway, many best wishes to you from me in America.

happyhomemaker88 said,

I have a few friends who have moved to Dallas, Texas a few years ago. You must miss Malaysian food as Penang has really good food. Hope you can find most of the spices and ingredients there for cooking. I only seriously picked up cooking when my husband and I were living in Oregon for a few years and we missed our home country’s food – that sure was a great motivation for me! 😆

Yes, I read a lot but these days, boks are just too expensive in Malaysia compared to 30 years ago and now, I often buy cookbooks only and I already have a cupboard of them! 🙄

I wish you all the best, good health and success in America, Jeffrey. 😀

Katarina said,

I guess some divine force led me to your blog at one of my darkest hours.
A year ago, my family and I have moved in another country, better for climate but worse for job, social&health security and other … As a spoiled Westerner I watch in awe at the water shortage and power blackouts, not to mention low salaries and long work hours. Shortly after our arrival my mother in law was diagnosed with dementia and father in law came down with some neurological disease. I was used to living in rented 2- or 3- bedroom flats; now I live in partially damp studio appartment (the 4 of us). I sincerely hope this is only temporary and I won’t elaborate here on the reasons why we’d moved.
But I’d like to share that, when I felt I was standing on verge of losing it, I came across this blog and I had a good look around. For the last four days I’ve been feng shuing the appartment and I feel a surge of the new energy that is almost magical. I’ve been dragging around lately, slept poorly and woke up even more tired than the night before. But I feel so much better now! That heavy and dark lid has finally started to lift off me. I can see some hope for the future. And this is mostly because of your writing which is so vibrant and happy and hope-inspiring (if this is the right word), and after a long time I FEEL that a happy life is a real possibility. I noticed some brighter smiles around me, too.
Thank you,
Katarina

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for sharing your experience and for your kind comments. I am so happy for you that you have benefitted from applying Feng Shui to clear the energies in your home and improve your perspective of life for the better. It would be good if you can join Master atan and us at the Dhealing Forum, where you can get more guidance and advice on Feng Shui matter to improve your life. 😉

I wish you and your loved ones more blessings of light, happiness, success and good wealth for the Year of the OX 2009, Katarina! 😀

You have a big fan following and rightly so. Your blog is very informative and well presented.

I will start cooking a few recipes from your blog as and when I can.

I have a question though. What vitamins do you take to manage all that you have mentioned about u? I have to look after my 3 year old (just one) and manage household chores. All my time just flies away.

Although I have a website now of my recipes. I love to cook. My husband has lived in KL for 15 years (before marriage). He loves the food there. I make laksa at homeoften.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your lovely comments and for adding me to your blogroll. I have added your blog to mine as well. I love your website with all those easy and healthy recipes! 😀

Ah, what vitamins do I take? Most days, I drink a cup of “Magic Plant Boiled Water”, a Pharmaton multivite (with ginseng), a Omega Fish Oil capsule, and most importantly, on those days that I feel really stressed and in need to energise, I do SALT BATHS to re=energise. 😉

But once in a while, I do “run out of battery” and I will just not cook nor clean for a day and just sleep most of the time. Heheh, most of my regular visitors here know that if I don’t post here for a while, it means I have gone into “hibernation” to recharge my energy. 😳 🙄

Do drop in here or I’ll drop by at your site and we will have a cup of coffee or tea and put up our tired feet together! 😆

I live in Bombay, India. I tried your recipe. It benefited me tremendously. I feel obliged and I have no words to thank you.

I have done Ph.D in Cleansing Therapy. I have written a book “Cure Yourself”. The PDF version of the same is available at my website as stated above. It talks about kidney cleanse, acidity cleanse, parasite cleanse, liver cleanse and joint cleanse.

Kindly go through the book. I wish to send a hard copy to you if I could get your address. I wished to include lung cleanse in next edition of my book if you permit me. You may get my website linked to your site if it suits you.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for comments and the link to your site – I have added you to my Blogroll. In this modern age when there is so much processed and junk food, toxins build up easily in our body, faster than they can be eliminated naturally. It is essential that we carry out cleansing of the body. Your book seem to have all those important information on cleansing and I am very interested in learning more about cleansing – I will contact you by email. Of course, you can write about my Lung Cleansing recipe. 😀

happyhomemaker88 said,

Welcome to the blogosphere! Thank you for visiting. Your health blog has very good information which many people would find interesting. We need to take care of our health more these days, given that there are so much processed food and additives added into food in restaurants. 😉

Trish said,

Hello HappyHomemaker 88. Your recipes and food photos make my mouth water! They keep me close to my Chinese roots. I’m wondering if you are familiar with an old Cantonese nursery rhyme used to calm down children. My late grandmother used to say it to me all the time when something scared me. It started out with “Geung um geung, mong gnee doy. Hor fon them, hor fon gorn.” I guess it translates to something like: Frightened, don’t be frightened, pull [your] little ear. Take back your heart, take back your liver. There were a few more verses, but I don’t remember them. Have you ever heard of this? I’d like to get the rest of the rhyme.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your lovely comments…do drop by whenever you are free and we can have a cup of virtual coffee or tea together! My gallstones are no longer bothering me and my stomach problems are mostly gone…thank you. I am now on my second Apple Juice Treatment to remove the gallstones naturally.

I’m sorry I am not familiar with that Cantonese nursery rhyme you mentioned 😳 …. hopefully, some of the blog visitors here may know about it and comment here. 😉

Sunitha Bhushan said,

Hi
My name is Sunitha, I am from karnataka, Mysore
I am having Gall Stone of 23mm (OMG)
I tried 6 days Apple Juice Treatment to remove Gallstone naturally but it didn’t worked out for me at all, what will be the solution please ?

The natural gallbladder flush may not work for everybody. You can take apple cider vinegar and honey often during the day, as well has drink some peppermint tea after meals to aid in digestion, and prevent, if possible, a gallbladder attack.

However, if you continuously have gallbladder attacks, it is advisable to go for gallbladder removal surgery.

I am still continuing doing the gallbladder flushes every now and then, and I am doing one next week.

ethan said,

happyhomemaker88 said,

manjarisharma said,

Hey happyhomemaker! Thanks so much for haring these wonderful home remedies.
I was wondering if you had any remedies for curing acne. I usually get acne only on my chin and am looking for a natural way to treat it. Also since it has been a recurring place for acne, the chin area of my face is now mildly scarred and blemished from years of acne in the same small concentrated area. Do you have any wise solutions for this?

happyhomemaker88 said,

My 18-year old daughter has been “battling” with acne for 6 years with all sorts of skincare and medication but to no success. When I was doing a liver/gall bladder cleanse, I read about this lady who had persistent acne around the chin area and after she did this liver/gallbladder cleanse, her acne was gone. So, I got my daughter to do my second gallbladder cleanse with me about 1 1/2 months ago and her acne has gone by now. Maybe you can try out this method and see if it works for you, too! 😉

Thanks for sharing all those wonderful recipes and helpful (nourishing & healthy) tips. I must try some of you yummy recipes one of these day~ I’m keeping your blog next to my very favourite home-baking blog (http://auntyyochana.blogspot.com/) ^_^

I’m counting my lucky stars for stumbling across your blog accidentally while searching for traditional remedies for my husband’s persistent Gout attacks. I heard that boiling Pandan leaves in water and drinking it daily might help to ‘flush’ the excess purine out of the body. Would appreciate if you can share your wisdom for traditional home remedy for battling gout problem.

Thank you so much & will be looking forward for more ‘goodies’ in you blog! 😀

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your lovely comments and for adding me to your blogroll. 😀

Yes, there are a few natural remedies for treating and preventing gout – boiling pandan leaves and drinking the water is one of them. Other methods include brewing the “Misai Kucing” tea, and drinking 100ml water with 1 tsp of apple cider 3 times a day. Most importantly, one must drink more than adequate amount of water daily and avoid foods that are rich in purine. 😉

What an inspiring site! I am not at all a stay at home mom or a mom or a wife or a driver… but I love all that ‘do it yourself at home’ stuff. I have a home remedies for acne site at http://www.easyhomeremediesforacne.com – if you’d be interested we could exchange blogroll links. Let me know what you think and great job on the site, I’ll be back 🙂

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your kind comments. You have a wonderful site for home acne remedies – I would be glad to put it in my Blogroll. 3 of my children have bad acne (they are teenagers) and one of them is now almost cleared of acne due to a gall bladder/liver cleanse that she did a month ago.

Do enjoy your visits here and we’ll have a cup of virtual coffee or tea together! 😆

Ah! Yes a liver cleanse will do wonders not only for acne but quite a number a health issues. I am glad it is working well for one of your children – it should inspire the others to do the same 🙂 Thank you for the link, I will add your site to mine. Best wishes, until next time 🙂

John said,

I stumble upon your website, looking for information on ng far char soup. I definitely did not know ng far char is for common cold remedy. Great info! Thanks!
BTW, would you be kind to share some of your experience on being a stockbroker in your earlier career? I am getting a MBA, and would really like some perspective!

happyhomemaker88 said,

I was a remisier for only 5 years after I left my banking job in the 1990’s. I quit to take care of my family. Back then the commission was much better and the stock market was more active. Also, the trading period was longer with a T + 5 and trades get more turnovers. It is important to have good honest clients that can pay up….and a lot depends on your quality of service rendered to them. Hope this helps… 😉

Hi chosef,
I will be posting a few recipes from the following book in the next day or so, (I haven’t decided which day yet as it is a sort of halloween themed post, Dracula included:) Anyway, the following recipe is one I will be posting. I thought you might appreciate so I am posting it here not to interfere with your regular posts. I tried to email you but it seems I either misplaced your email address or never had it. I am a bit hurried but I wanted to get it off to you before I forget. Hope you like it, Louise…

1. At the beginning of the summer fill a wide-mouthed glass gallon jar one fourth full with the following ingredients: green grape vine tendrils,raisins (or dried sour cherries or cornel) ear of corn, and lentils. Pour in enough wine to fill jar halfway and stir in half the honey.
2. Cover the top of the jar with cheesecloth and tie it down. The mixture will first ferment then turn cloudy before it eventually clears up.
3. When 2 weeks have elapsed, place the jar in a cool but not too cold spot. Add 1 or 2 pieces of cleaned, stemmed ripe fruit of the season to the jar and let stand.
4. At the beginning of September add enough wine to the jar to fill it. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons honey. Place the jar in a sunny spot again for 1 week (be sure the contents do not become too warm), then return it to a cool spot.
5. Do not move the jar until the first days of October. By this time the vinegar will have a layer of sediment on the bottom, and will be clear on top.
6. Carefully siphon off a bottle (1 quart) of the clear, ready to use vinegar and fill the jar again with the same amount of white wine.
7. If the vinegar is handled carefully (not moved or shaken), it will not spoil. This procedure of draining off the clear vinegar should be repeated again from time to time (taste it occasionally, and siphon it about every 2 to 4 weeks). Be sure to replace the removed amount with fresh wine. It produces a very good vinegar.

Variations: Using an existing vinegar base, one can prepare new vinegar from a favorite wine and some fruit (or other sugar-containing plant) in the following manner:

Fill a 2-quart wide-mouthed jar with wine (or with any kind of fruit soaked in wine), Cover the mouth of the jar with cheesecloth and tie it down, then put the jar in an evenly warm place. The top of the wine will develope a skin after a while; stir it back into the wine by shaking the jar. Continue this process until 1/4 or 1/2 quart gelatinous wine skin forms. Transfer this gelatinous wine to a similar size jar. Fill the jar with some vinegar from the recipe above. Let stand in cool spot. When the contents settle, slowly siphon off the top for use. Replace the removed amount with fresh wine. Be sure to siphon off new vinegar at least once every 4 weeks. Bottle the vinegar and store it in a cool place.

Note: If the wine develops a skin on top, be sure to skim it off. Wine vinegar prepared in such a manner can be used as a base for flavored vinegars as well.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Wow, dear Louise, how can I thank you for taking the time and trouble to share such a wonderful recipe for making base vinegar! I really appreciate it very much! 😀

Heheh, you must have read my mind somehow as I just bought a book on making fruit and vegetable enzymes and vinegars. For the special homemade vinegars for health, the recipes calls for quite a lot of brown rice vinegar but I have no idea where to get that. Now, with your recipe by Paul Kovi, I can make my own batch of base vinegar. I think I can get most of the recipes, except for the grapevine tendrils.

Also, I hope you don’t mind that I have made a new post on this base vinegar recipe with all the credit going to you – just so that other visitors can have an interesting read also! Ah, I am so excited to try this recipe out and I know I will have fun making it, thinking of Transylvania and Count Dracula! Thank you once again! 😀

I stumbled upon your wonderful blog while surfing the net for siew yoke recipe and I think I’m meant to be one of your faithful followers when my next search (pork fat nettings) leads back to your blog! 😀

And after reading more about you, I can’t help but to have a feeling of awe towards you 🙂 I’m a stay at home mommy to a beautiful girl and I’ve always wanted to be a full time homemaker just like you. You’re my inspiration after my mom and grannies 🙂

happyhomemaker88 said,

I am always very happy to know a fellow stay-at-home mom and a full time homemaker! Wow, you have a great blog with wonderful pictures and recipes….I will be sure to visit your for some recipe ideas! 😀

Thank you for your kind comments here . 😳 😆

Our moms and grannies are a wealth of information on good cooking tips and skills. Heheh, usually when I go to a party and there are elderly people there, too, guess who I mingle the most with? Them? And they always love talking to someone and imparting their cooking knowledge. 😆

I am slowly putting together my blog here as a legacy and guide to my children (my 18 and 23 year-old daughters don’t know how to cook yet) when they grow up…most of our heritage recipes (“kar heong choy” in the Cantonese dialect”) will be very important as time goes by and people cook lesser at home. 😉

Joyce said,

Just came across your post on Homemade Citrus Enzyme Cleaner
I have been collecting my fruit peel & rice water standby ready to make my own enzyme for my plants or use as liquid detergent.

However I’m not sure which type of brown sugar i shld use.
I went to supermarkert, at most i can see only brown sugar under SIS brand.
And not too sure are they consider the raw sugar & unprocess sugar or etc.
I cant really find any other type of sugar…i went to those normal provision shop they either show me brown rock sugar or SIS brown sugar.

Do you have a pic of the brown sugar that you use for creating the enzyme.
i already standby all the necessary fruit peels and bottle etc except the brown sugar. or do you have frds that do this enzyme in singapore….

Btw, can i use the rice water that i have collect 2 days ago to make or got to recollect a fresh one ?

happyhomemaker88 said,

I’m glad you are also making the enzymes for cleaning. I guarantee you will not regret it and you will be amazed with their cleaning qualities. I have kept rice water for a few days before I put in the sugar (because I ran out of the sugar) and it should be okay, as it will start to ferment a little on its own then. 😉

I’m not sure about the brown sugar brands in Singapore but in Malaysia, I use the CSR brand of brown sugar – the type that we put into our coffees and teas? Or you can use the darker brown sugar that can be purchased in bulk from hypermarkets, which the Chinese call “red sugar.”

If you look at Google Images for “brown sugar”, you will get some idea of what brown sugar I am using. The type of brown sugar is not important…as long as we do not use WHITE sugar, which is bleached, I think.

Some of us will freeze or refrigerate the fruit peels before we ferment them with sugar and water. Alternatively, you can get ready a bottle with sugar, water and whatever fruit peels you have and start with that first….adding whatever fruit peels you have later into the fermenting bottle. This step will save you the trouble of keeping your fruit peels one side in the fridge. 😉

I believe blog visitor “Jessica” is from Singapore. She was the one that taught me how to make drinking fruit enzymes. You can read up about the comments posted on the enzymes HERE and HERE to find out more on what you can do with preparing and using your enzymes. If you have further queries, you can post there and I will be glad to assist you. 😉

Geen said,

I love your site. Not just the recipes (so mouth watering), but also all the articles on wellbeing in general 🙂 I must try out the salt bath, as I’m often all out of energy and groggy by 8 pm.

I was wondering if you have any thoughts on cooking oil? There are so many brands on the shelves it’s mind boggling! and so many types, and most of them look almost the same. And so many brands. For me the brand Mazola stands out for some reason. I read that it’s good for the heart, and is an international bestselling brand. any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks!

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your kind comments. I am happy to share here recipes and articles for our general well-being. 😆

Regarding cooking oils…..I use Canola or Corn oil for stirfry recipes. For deepfrying, I use Palm Oil based cooking oil….my favourite brand is “Knife” as it gives a very fragrant smell to foods fried in it. Palm oils can withstand high cooking temperatures without smoking. For salads and sometimes for stirfrying, I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

There have been negative press about Palm Oil, but I don’t deepfry my meats a lot these days and so, it is not so bad consuming this type of oil.

Geen said,

I went off to buy a few bottles of oils and spent the last couple of days experimenting 🙂 I adore roasting potatoes with olive oil. It adds a lovely flavour! However, I found that the canola oil smelled a little funny when I used it for frying (hard to explain the smell), and the corn oil was very oily and difficult to clean off the wok. Did you have the same experience? O.O

happyhomemaker88 said,

Wow, you certainly have been busy experimenting with the various types of cooking oils. Thank you for sharing your results here….yes, indeed the cooking oils all have a different aroma and it also depends on one’s preference. 😉

Good observation there on the extra oiliness of corn oil on the wok….heheh, I didn’t notice it as I wasn’t paying attention when I washed my wok. 😳 😆

I find the vegetable or canola oils have some funny smell, too but I masked that by frying some garlic or shallots with a slice or two of ginger. Those aromatics would overcome the oily smell there. 💡

For roasting potatoes, sometimes, I add in some sinfully, calorie and cholesterol loaded oil from frying bacon…some whole pips of garlic, salt and pepper onto potato wedges and wow, they taste so delicious. 😆

happyhomemaker88 said,

Linda said,

My name is Linda Moore and I’m based in the UK. I stumbled across your website today (https://happyhomemaker88.wordpress.com) while surfing around the net and I’ve ended up staying on here for quite a while! You have some great content that makes very interesting reading!

I myself am an avid health/weight loss writer and researcher and I thought I would contact you and ask if you would accept a guest article from me for publication on your website. If so, please let me know and I’ll happily send over some of my work for your consideration.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for stopping by at my blog and for your kind comments. I have emailed you and you send send your slimming article to my email addy. I would love to read it. If it is not promoting some slimming products for sale but serious about slimming methods, I would be glad to post it at my blog, with all credit and references going to you. 😉

Krasel said,

My family also drinks Dr Takeshi Kazu’s Life Extension Soup with Brown Rice Tea since one month.

I use the recipe 2 day’s quantity. Fill a pot with three times the quantity of water as the vegetables. It is about 6 liters of water. Do you also use this proportion of water?

For the brown rice, I use a cup of 250 cc (250 milliliters). So 16 cups are equivalent to 4000 milliliters (4 liters). One cup (250 cc ) of brown rice is equivalent to 200 grams. What kind of cup do you use? It seems the amount of water for my brown rice tea is double.

In your picture, your Brown Rice that has been dry roasted in your wok is very dark brown. Could you please post a picture of your Brown Rice before roasted?

happyhomemaker88 said,

I’m glad to know that your family also drinks Dr Kazu’s soup and brown rice tea. Did your notice any side effects or developments in the one month since you started? I would love to hear your feedback HERE (we are sharing our experiences there).

Thank you for pointing out the water amount for the Brown Rice Tea – I had made a mistake 😳 it should be 4 litres of water as I am also using a 250ml cup for measurement. 😉

As for the water in the soup, I didn’t measure and I only estimated the amount, as I don’t follow the weight of the vegetables exactly. I will post a picture of the unroasted Brown Rice shortly. These days, I stopped making the Brown Rice Tea as I found it to be very heaty and in our hot, rainy weather now, we can’t take that for now.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Thank you for your nice comments. I know you will not be disappointed with the cleaning results of the citrus enzyme, and you will surely save some money from there. 💡

Here’s another natural home remedy that I just discovered and that will save you some money, too, on your puppy :-

My Beagle puppy is now 8 months old and he had a lot of fleas/ticks in our current extremely hot Malaysian weather. I tried some sprays like Frontline but it didn’t seem to work so well this time. So, I tried a home, natural remedy taught to me by my neighbourhood’s dog walker – he said to feed the dog a few sliver of raw garlic. So, I fed my puppy 1 whole clove/pip of garlic (skin removed and I pounded the garlic in a pestle and mortar), mixed into his food. He doesn’t want to eat the garlic on its own and I didn’t want to force feed him that…so, I mixed some into his food first thing in the morning, when he is too hungry to mind the garlic. The next morning, I saw lots and lots of ticks and fleas on the floor and up on the walls all the way to the ceiling at the area where he sleeps. So, the garlic works really well indeed! Today is the third day and I am still seeing more ticks/fleas getting away from my puppy and I just swept or vacuumed them away. The anti-flea and ticks sprays are very expensive here and now I don’t have to buy that anymore. Some money saved there. 😀

Do have a great day!

With best wishes,

choesf 😀

P.S. The only disadvantage is after the first day of eating garlic, my puppy had some loose stools but today, his stools are normal already. It could be his stomach getting used to the new garlic.

arasy said,

Hi, I live in Malaysia. I am weighing 60kg. I want to reduce 20kg. Please recommend me a best and quicker slimming tea that I should take. Plese specify the brand of the tea where I can buy in Malaysia, please. Thank you.

happyhomemaker88 said,

I’m sorry I can’t recommend you any brand of slimming teas as I have never drank them. To lose weight effectively, it is best to incorporate a good amount of exercise and reduce your caloric intake. At the same time, drinking green tea after meals and in between meals can help to cut down the fat somewhat. It is best to eat light, small and non-oily foods every 3 hours or so to increase metabolic intake and to prevent hunger and eating a lot. 💡

Also, I think reducing 20 kg for you is too drastic – probably 5 kgs would do nicely. 😉

David Chua said,

while researching for natural alternative remedy for kidney ,hypertension and cholesterol problems, I came across your blog mentioning the effectiveness of Gynura Procumbens(NAM FEI YIP). My wife and I had taken the dried leaves(boiled with water to make a tea solution) for 3 days and discovered we had some mild rashes and itch on our bodies. Is it due to allergy of the herbs or is there reason for it? Should we stop the consumption of the herb?

happyhomemaker88 said,

I am sorry to hear that you and your wife developed some mild rashes and itches from consuming the “Nam Fei Yip” tea. I am not sure what caused it and to be on the safe side, perhaps you should stop consuming it for a while (like a couple of weeks) to rest your body. Then try taking this tea again and see if you develop allergic reactions again. So far, among those people whom I know have taken or are taking this tea, there were no adverse reactions – only more bowel movements/stools, better sleep… there is a group of Macaque monkeys behind my house and I have seen them (babies included) tearing the top of my NFY plants off and eating them. So, there must be something good for sure as it is so bitter and yet the monkeys eat them frequently.

Another point to note is be sure your leaves/plants are organic and free from chemical fertilisers and pesticides. 😉

David Chua said,

Thanks for your opinion.The itch had subsided,so we will continue to consume “Nam Fei Yip” for a little while to see any more adverse reaction.By the way, I you mentioned sometime ago that ‘Nam Fei Yip’ boiled with ‘Tri leaf herb’ will multiply the effects’.The herb has 3 small ,saw-edged leaves that grow out of branch or main stem.Am I correct?

happyhomemaker88 said,

Phew! Am I glad to hear that your itch and rashes had subsided. Now, you can continue to try out the Nam Fei Yip for health. The tri-leaf herb is very good in removing urea acid. Here is the link to that post :-

Master atan (he is also a healer and good with herbs) told me when the Nam Fei Yip is brewed with Misai Kucing, then the health benefits of that tea will be four-fold (4 times the goodness). I have brewed before a large pot of Nam Fei Yip, Misai Kucing and the Tri Leaf herb together (no sugar added), then refrigerate the drink and we have one cup of it every day, preferably on an empty stomach and the drink is at room temperature. However, I have not made this tea in a long time since I started the Miracle Vegetable Soup…all the talk about the Nam Fei Yip is making me all geared up to brew a large pot of the multi-herb drink tomorrow as I have an abundance of misai kucing leaves in my patio which I need to trim back. 😆

ogz5 said,

hello, I am from the Philippines, a full-time homemaker, and in my 40’s too 🙂 I came across your site while I was searching for an easy cream puff recipe. I think I hit the right keys, so many wonderful comments in there, and I think I want to try it soon. I”ll assure you that I’ll be here in your site often 🙂 take care

Pauline Ong said,

My hubby has a 3.4mm stone in his left kidney. I would be most grateful if you could kndly recommend a home remedy to remove the stone. I googled and found that 2 oz of lemon juice and 2 oz of olive oil will do the trick. Unforfunately, he has a very sensitive stomach – suffers from wind, reflux and also has gastric problems. I would really appreciate your advice. Thanking you in advance.

happyhomemaker88 said,

I am very sorry to hear that your hubby has a kidney stone. I have not tried any kidney stone removal techniques before but I have read of one method using corn silk. I read about it in Dr Saxena Piyush’s “Cure Yourself” book that he was very kind to send me a hardcopy. Here is the link to his free download :-

So far, I have only used lemon juice and olive oil for my gallbladder cleansing and Master atan told me to add some honey inside for my sensitive stomach (I have gastric and wind, too).

I once asked Master atan (he’s a healer, too) about any natural remedies he knows for removing kidney stones, he said to go to any good Chinese sinseh (physician) and they would have some concoctions/recipes to recommend for that. 💡

My sister just emailed me your blog about the enzyme and I think I am going to like your site so have decided to follow you. Coincidentally, I am also a former banker/financial and now full time homemaker to a teenage boy. I started blogging as a form of therapy and it seems to be working 🙂

happyhomemaker88 said,

I’m so glad to meet another former banker turned homemaker! 😀 It sure took me a while to “re-wire” my thought processes to adapt to a different way of handling daily tasks. I still remember that time I fired my Chinese maid and when I began to tackle the housework by myself – I was holding my mop in one hand, the pail in another and wondering where I should start mopping first? 😳 😆

Since then, I have improved in my cleaning and cooking tasks 😆 , and I started this blog to share my cleaning tips and heritage recipes as well as leaving this blog as a legacy to my children in the future. 😉 I am very happy to “meet” many friends here and to share our knowledge here together. You are right, blogging is also very therapeutical. 😀

The lemon grass pesticide is used by making a solution of 1 part lemon grass pesticide and 9 parts water. It was quite effective when I used it. Since I have my own homemade enzymes, I don’t buy the lemon grass natural pesticide anymore. 😉

fatima said,

Thank you very much for sharing beneficial information and recipes in your blog and for your welcoming tone. its an obligation to thank people when they do a kind deed, the Prophet Muhammad said: he who does not thank people does not thank Allah(God).

i am soooo happy that i found your blog. i was looking for ways to explain the steps in making kerisik and lo and behold, abang google led me to you blog. i was wondering if i could link that particular post to my blog so that at least my readers would know where it comes from.

Betty said,

Hi Happyhomemaker!
I am looking for some home remedies for headaches due to “wind”. I get these pretty often and cause me a lot of pain. I was wondering if you know of any soups that can help. I just tried your mint and ginger soup (without the egg, because my mom told me that eggs trap wind in the body). I am hoping to feel some relief soon. Thanks for the tips!

happyhomemaker88 said,

My healer friend said when we get headaches due to wind, the wind is caused by the stomach. Another soup that can remove wind from our body is the “Shallots or Small Onions and Old Chicken Soup“. It is very delicious as well. You can boil the soup with the skins of the onions as well, i.e. without peeling. Just wash the shallots well.

Another home remedy for wind is the “Nam Fei Yip”…just pour boiling water over 2 to 3 dried leaves in a coffee mug…soon, there will be a lot of burping and the headache is eased…usually about half an hour later.

A Mui said,

Thank you so much for this blog, it means the world to me. My housekeeper, growing up, was from Malaysia. She was like a second mom to me and she would cook some of these home remedies for me and the family. When she went back I wanted to be able to pass on what she gave me…but with my Cantonese skills slipping it was a little difficult which is why I am so grateful for this blog.

happyhomemaker88 said,

Wow, you were so lucky to have that caring, wonderful housekeeper from Malaysia. Heheh, my children can’t speak Cantonese well, too and so, I have started this blog as a legacy from me to them…so that they can refer to the home remedies and heritage recipes easily from here. 💡

happyhomemaker88 said,

The black claypot that you see here is part of the range of claypots under the Tanyu brand. I have been looking for a claypot for a long time and my husband bought me this when there was a promotion in 1Utama Shopping Mall.

I like this because it can be washed under the tap with cold water even though the claypot is still hot. I have even accidentally dropped the cover 😳 onto my kitchen counter top but it didn’t break at all….it was surprisingly very hardy. So, those 2 features/benefits of the Tanyu claypot were exactly what I was looking for when I wanted a claypot. 💡

Emma Ferguson said,

Vrindavanath said,

Hi, i’m so happy to find this web page. I realy want to get some Konnyaku powder. You can also sell this in bulk? Please send me info and price details. I’m in Mexico, Can you send it here? Thank you so much in advance.

Thanks for the baking soda tip – I am off to clean my oven and oven trays which are looking very neglected. I invite you to visit my blog which is a fashion blog for women over 40. I will be adding your blog to my favourites. thank you. JoJo Styling

emerald said,

Hi, I have just stumbled on your website and immediately fell in love with it. I would like to know if you know of any remedy or recipes that can help to cure stye. My girl is very prone to getting stye since young and is now in her teens.

I called up my lady healer friend and asked her if she has any home remedies for curing persistent stye growths. Well…she actually does! She said her daughter who is now 23 years old used to get styes in her eyes very often when she was younger.

However, her remedy’s ingredients may seem weird to you and I’m not sure if you can get them where you live. If you have Chinese Medical Halls/Shops in your area, then you can get the herb (which sounds like a dried fruit anyway). 💡

Also, her remedy may sound very gross but she assured me that your daughter just need to take that once or twice and she will never get anymore styes in future.

Here’s her remedy (don’t get shocked 😯 😆 ) :-

Ingredients :-

A few “Wong Kor Jai” (in the Cantonese language)
A portion of pig’s small intestine (about 2 feet, clean the inside with lots of salt and some white vinegar or limes, don’t remove any fat on the outside, then cut into pieces )
1/2 rice bowl of glutinous rice, rinsed
1 rice bowl water

Method :-

Put all ingredients into a heatproof dish and steam over high heat until the rice is cooked (test occasionally and see).

When done, eat the rice only. To make it more palatable…you can add a little bit of salt to make it savoury, or a little sugar to make it sweet.

This remedy works due to the fat from the pig’s intestine and the “wong kor jai”.

I would suggest not letting your daughter know about the pig intestine and present just the rice only to her to eat. 😉

I’m sorry I don’t know the Chinese name of “wong kor jai”. My lady healer friend said something about it being used boiled in water for bathing newborn babies who have jaundice. The English translation of it sounds something like “baby yellow fruit.” May I know where you are from ❓

I’m glad you like the mint leaves and egg soup. You can have it as often as you like. As for persistent headaches, they can arise from many causes, like body heatiness, lack of sleep, stress, stomach wind, indigestion, etc.

A Chinese physician is very good at diagnosing health problems at root causes and would prescribe some herbal medicine to balance our body back. 💡

emerald said,

May I ask if you’ve cured your tension headache completely or do you still need to drink the mint leaves & egg soup regularly. I suspect mine is also due to wind in the body. Beside making the soup, I’ve also made some mint ice cubes which are really refreshing on a hot day!

A friend of mine suffers from piles for many years, do you know of any remedy for that?

I’m glad you are from Singapore because then, you can find the ingredients for the stye remedy easier than if you were from USA. 😆

I also take warm apple cider & honey drinks for helping the stomach to digest, and for other good health benefits.

I will be 50 years old this year and being perimenopausal means my health is more complicated, e.g. the digestive systems is not as effective and tends to get sensitive to some foods, poor sleep quality at nights leading to tension headaches. So, I went to see a Chinese physician to “balance” back my body and I don’t have tension headaches anymore these days. I found out from him that I cannot take cold or iced drinks, that I am to avoid foods with coconut milk and I should not take cooling drinks/soups.

It is good to visit a good sinseh occasionally to accurately “correct” our health. 😉

I will check with my lady healer friend and come back to you on the remedy for piles. 💡

There are a few types of dried figs – there are the dry, harder ones used mainly in soups and then, there are the softer types that we can just eat like a snack as those are softer to chew. The softer type are more expensive and both varieties can be found at the Chinese Medical Shops.

darren said,

I have just found your blog today. It is very informative and easy to follow. Appreciated with thanks.I will be retiring soon and I hope to learn or try some of your recipes to surprise my wife and daughter. It is not easy to hold so many roles at one go. It takes a lot of sacrifices ( only God knows) on your part and understanding and appreciation from the people who have benefited from your sacrifices. Take care and good luck and always healthy and happy. Enjoy what you are doing.

Jade said,

Dear happyhomemaker,
I ❤ your blog! Your siew yoke recipe earned me some street cred with my family and friends! It's also such a rewarding dish to prepare 🙂
Today I made a batch of apple Eco enzyme cleaner…anticipating….read somewhere that adding yeast will shorten the 3 month maturity to a few weeks. Maybe I'll try that next time.
Thank you for sharing your virtual home.
J

Hi, I’m so glad I found your blog! I was looking for an enzyme recipe and I got it! I saw that process in Thailand a decade ago and want to make some to wash stuff around the house.
I’m from Canada and I lived in Asia for 10 years, back home for the moment, but I hope I will be able to live in Malaysia sometime when my daughter is a bit older, it’s my favorite country in the world and I just LOVE it!!!!!

Hi again dear Choesf!
I’ve finally put my baking and cooking adventures on a Facebook page. Please feel free to browse and like the page. Welcome any comments too 🙂
I feel like we have a lot in common, I too was a stock broker turned homemaker and love cats!
It’s been 3 months and the enzyme cleaner is finally ready but I cant bear to use it! Hahahah

Hope all is well. Have u tried yoga breathing exercises to regulate your heartbeat?
All the best,
J

Thank you for your link. Wow, you are really good in baking and you have so many yummy cakes at your FB website! 😀

I have tried deep breathing, meditating, calming my mind, etc…but the irregular heartbeat (sometimes pounding of the heart) would still happen. It has a mind of its own and there is no triggers. But drinking Motherwort Tea and Jiaogulan Tea have helped to calm my heart a little and it doesn’t pound as hard. I have since found out that it is triggered by fluctuating hormones during perimenopause 🙄 .

just another woman in the US said,

Your spot online is very homey and cozy and lots of treats to share. I bet you are as gracious a hostess in real life as you are here…

A woman’s instinct to nurture the world around her is universal and cannot leave our traditions, and we have to share and support each other in these gentle pursuits, which prepare the way greater thing in the world around us. Feminism brought many the chance to explore other things, but the fundamentals of caring will always be the foundation of the world.

God bless you for putting so much care and love into the “little things” of everyday life, and for making the world a brighter place than you found it. This is quiet legacy without comparison, and I am certain your family and loved ones treasure you.

Thank you so much for your compliments and encouragement, I really appreciate that! 😳 😀

Yes, I have often thought of myself as a “nourisher” and “nurturer” for my family, and I like to share any information that I have here so that others would also be able to take care of their families. In this modern world, the younger generation of people have mostly lost touch with natural ways of health and healing, and I hope to leave this blog as a legacy to my children for reference in heritage recipes and health traditions, too. 😉

Devi said,

Hi Happyhomemaker88,
I have a quick but personal question that I do not want published on your blog. Would you mind sending me your e-mail addess so that I could e-mail my question to you?
Thanks,
Devi

Rita said,

Thank you Choesf for a wonderful and informative site, is truly enjoyable. I have purchased my first Jiaogulan Tea and have been drinking it for 2 days and have found an improvement. I would also like to let you know of a couple of sites that gave a lot of information on Jiaogulan Tea and its benefits. This is where I purchased my tea from and the service was very prompt and the tea is sweet and very fresh. http://www.immortalitea.com and http://www.asianhealthsupply.com
Keep up the good work.
Best Wishes Rita

Thank you for your compliments and for the links to buy Jiaogulan Tea online. I’m glad you have also found this wonderful tea beneficial to your health. Up til today, my family is still drinking lots of Jiaogulan Tea – we make them by the jugs daily! 😆

It seems stars aligned when I found your website. I am trying to improve my career and some mentioned me about Trinity coin. I bought these coins and now want to know the process so I can get the benefit I desire. Could you please provide your kind advise. I also read somewhere that they need to be activated, could you please help me with activation process as well. Thanks in advance.

Dew said,

I am a reader of your blog and especially love & follow your health remedies.
I am writing to you today wondering if you can help and if you do have any herbal remedy for this problem: hole in the eardrum.

My husband got ringing in his right ear recently and the doc found a large hole in his eardrum. Nothing much he can do except wait for it to close and use a ear drip. If it doesn’t close after 6 months he will need a new eardrum surgically constructed.
I am really sad and scared because he kept hearing this ringing buzz nonstop and it’s causing him headaches. He is still gritting his teeth, staying positive and working very hard daily for the family. Yet I do not know what else to help alleviate his ear problem. I am really worried.
I will be extremely gratefully if you can help. Of course I will also understand if you do not have any remedies targeting this problem. 🙂
Thank you for listening. God bless! 🙂

Dear Chosef,
I have just discovered your blog and found interesting articles and advise on health and other matters. In your latest article, you mentioned about iHerb.com and I checked it out. You are right, Hebatint hair colour is reasonably priced in iHerb. Do you have to pay tax for this item when you buy via iHerb? What about delivery charges to Malaysia?

No, I don’t have to pay tax for orders below RM500. I recently ordered another batch of health supplements and beauty products from iherb and it only cost about US$10 in delivery charges by DHL Priority International Express courier – my packages usually arrive around 5 days or so.

As long as we don’t buy more than 2 of any type of product, then it is taken that the products are for personal consumption and not for reselling by the Customs.

Cynthia said,

Hi
Through your blog, I gather that you try to use natural remedies which I admire. I need to seek your expertise on lotus root powder. Have you used it before? Any methods of cooking it to relieve cough?

I’m afraid I have not heard of lotus root powder and it being used as a cough remedy. 😳

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are many types of coughs and they will require different remedies. For my family, whenever anyone feels a cough coming and has a “scratchy, itchy” throat, I will ask them to quickly take this cough syrup, which is made from herbs and fruits 💡 ===>

I am sorry to hear that you have multiple gallstones, too 😦 . However, your largest stones are only 6mm, not too large to do the gallbladder flush. It is quite a straightforward method – and you can read the comments there for more tips and information. 💡

I meant the gallstone flush remedy that was mentioned here. Actually, the gallstone flush remedy here was originally introduced by Dr Lai Chiu Nan and she was in Singapore and gave a talk on this method, along with some other health alternatives. I had learned about it from Master atan.

But if you Google for “Natural Method To Remove Gallstones”, you will come across many but similar methods. 💡

Yes, some websites said to do a colon cleanse or kidney cleanse, but I never did any of those. Dr Lai’s method here is pretty straightforward…just go ahead and do the gallbladder flush. But if you prefer to do any of those cleanses, you can do them, too. 😉

I’m glad that you have decided to try out this flush 😉 – on Day 6, if you can try to finish 1 litre of apple juice by 1 pm or 2 pm….thereafter, keep liquids at a minimum, i.e. have a sip of water or apple juice just only to wet your mouth..until 6 pm when you drink the Epsom Salts. Limiting liquid intake in the evening will minimise chances of nausea or stomach upset when you drink the Epsom Salts, and less acid reflux after drinking the Lemon Juice/Olive Oil.

Do feel free to ask any questions you may have to help you feel more at ease with doing this flush. Once you have done it, subsequent flushes will be easier for you.

I used to have a big bush of Acanthopanax Trifoliatus (Sam Kar Pei in Cantonese) in my garden 2 years ago, and I harvested them and they were reduced to just 1 small plant. Last Sunday, I had somebody came to help me repot my plants for the Chinese New Year and he threw away that plant (which was sharing a pot with a large palm). 😳

I am from Kuala Lumpur.

This plant grows wild and the Hakka Chinese use it as an ingredient in the Hakka Lui Char Rice (Thunder Tea Rice) sold at some stalls in coffee shops. 💡

hi..tq for the feedback..actually..i m searching for that plant & I need in a large amount..i don’t mind if I need to pay for it..unfortunately you just threw that plant away..huhu..if you have a big bush of acathopanax next time, pls let me know..tqvm..

Cally said,

Hello, I am new on your website and my friend recommend me to drink the Dr. Kazu soup. I was just wondering for the shittake mushroom, I mostly buy dried one as its really expensive in Perth to get the fresh one. So does that mean that after I soak it, I have to put it under the sun again? or before? Kinda confused. Thank you!

Cally said,

If you are using dried shittake mushrooms, there is no need to put it in the sun after soaking. I don’t even soak mine, I put them straight into the pot after rinsing them briefly. So far, I have tried 2 types of vegetables twice in place of radish leaves – mustard greens and watercress. However, I am not sure if the substitutes worked exactly as the radish leaves were intended.

These days, I buy organic white radish, which usually comes with the top full of leafy greens. 😉

Hope you will benefit as well from drinking the Miracle Vegetable Soup! Happy Chinese New Year!

sahin ahmed said,

sir
I am mr .shahin ahmod from bangladesh .I am your resend. I safer gallstones back 3yers.I used your medicine(1.For the first five days,take four glasses of apple juice every day.)and 6 nambar day i take 1spon Epsom salt.and next 8 pm take agent same.and 10pm take Half cup olive oil,and with take half cup fresh lemon juice.mix it well drink it .in the ext time i do Alta sonogram,but a same regal no out my gallstones.my gallstones sag.7.33mm.
sir
i request from you,pleas you see whit do i now.i whet four your dissection.m
MY adores
Md.shahin ahmod
sylhet,bangladesh
pon.01723166848

It may take a few gallbladder flushes to get rid of your gallstones. Do another flush procedure (the 6 day process) in 2 weeks time and then another time the next 2 weeks. So, it means that you would have done 3 flushes in 2 months. Good Luck!

Hong said,

I found your article about Bonex Gold in 2008 which helps to treat your knee pain when glucosamine doesn’t seem to help. I just learned about this Bonex Gold today from this company called Alterni from Amcord Mall. My concern is whether this product is safe for consumption. Do you have any issue or side effect arise from consuming this product?

FYI, I am taking glucosamine for about 6 months. The pain returns when I stop for a week.

I am not sure if Bonex Gold is safe for consumption – I only took a one-month supply of it as I thought it was too expensive to continue taking it regularly.

However, I am happy to report that recently I rarely have knee pains nowadays, despite carrying heavy stuff occasionally and having to walk up and down the stairs very frequently in my 3-storey house. What I have been doing that helped got my knee joints better these days are ===> 💡

My husband who also used to suffer from knee joint pains also said that his knee joints doesn’t hurt anymore when I asked him this a few minutes ago.

2) drink apple cider vinegar (ACV) with good honey (1 tablespoon each in a glass of warm water) at least once or twice a day. ACV is very good for joints and anti-inflammation, among other very good health benefits.

3) eat lots of bananas, like 5 to 6 Berangan Bananas, daily – bananas help to grease joints. Recently, Cabana Bananas from the Philippines are very popular in Malaysia because they are very cream and aromatic. However, don’t take too much of Cabana Bananas because according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, they are extremely cooling to the body (well, if one is heaty, then it is alright to eat more Cabana bananas). A fruit stall owner even warned me that pregnant ladies should avoid eating Cabana Bananas completely.

4) drink sufficient water daily – I start with 500ml of water first thing when I wake up and before I brush my teeth. Food is taken 45 minutes after. I drink at least 2 litres of water daily.

5) take Omega-3 Fish Oil supplements – other than being good as a cardiovascular and brain boost supplement, Omega-3 fish oil helps to lubricate the knee joints.

I buy very good brands of health supplements at very economical prices online from the US, and my orders are shipped by DHL Courier in just 5 days and delivered right to my door step. I have written a few posts on it (you can use Coupon Code MLL 655 to get US$10 off your first order if it exceeds US$40) –

P.S. You may like to try taking Astaxanthin for your knee pains if the above remedies didn’t work for you. Astaxanthin is one of the best antioxidants and will be good for countering free radicals in our body. Read the reviews of those people who are taking it 💡 ===>

I am testing it out now and will post my findings shortly. You can buy this in Malaysia – 1 kg costs RM75 and will last you a long time. In addition to pains, DE is also good for many health issues – do a Google search for more information and your will be amazed!

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i love your blog! this is where i first found my citrus cleanser recipe Years ago and now i finally realized that i should be following you!
Thank you So Much for writing this, it holds a wealth of information!

Thank you for your kind comments and compliments! I am glad you came back to my blog and I hope you will enjoy reading the articles here – we can have a cup of virtual coffee or tea together here! Lol! 😀

Dew said,

Fresh burdock roots are conveniently sold in most (all… if I may say so…) Singapore’s wet markets / supermarkets. Evelyn, you just need to ask the sale assistants if you are not sure which section of the supermarket. Generally the vegetable sections.

I can even find burdock root tea sachets from Organic stores in Singapore too.

rebecca said,

Hi, my left eyes has bn twitching since last year, I have had series of issues including my hubby leaving me n my kids. It has bn a terrible experience. Am so scared cos its still twitching and d right one occasionally too. Pls, what do I do to put an end to all dis?

Dried Mortherwort and Hawthorn can be purchased from any Chinese Medicine Shops (Kedai Ubat Cina) – if you can, print out the name of Motherwort and Hawthorn in Chinese and show the staff at the shop. These shouldn’t cost more than RM10 each.

Intan said,

Have u heard of a plant by the name of Bugleweed?Do u think it can be found in any Chinese Medicine shop too?
I’m using both the Motherwort & Bugleweed for my Goiter due to my Hyperthyroid (Grave’s Disease).

Do u happen to know anything that can stop the swelling of goiter?Wud be glad if you can share ur knowledge.

Rozaimi said,

Dear Choesf,
I am Malaysian staying in Shah Alam &!stumbled into yr blog a month ago when someone posted the ‘LAJIN’ method in our wassap group and I must say what a blessing to read so many useful tips from your blog. i just wished I have more time to read aallll yr postings since u started this blog😍.
I have tried yr peppermint tea to sooth the coughing and it worked for my daughter, tq!

my 2nd daughter is suffering IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) for many years now which causes distention. besides that she also suffers from migraine and gastritis . she also suffers from swelling of thonsil everytime she’s down with flue. she is 18 this year.
what remedy would you suggest I try ?

Some people have found their digestion much improved after taking DE. You can take DE, too, for reversing aging! Lol! At my daughter’s wedding function on the bridegroom’s side – people kept asking me how old I am as I look too young to be the mother of the bride! I am 53 this year. Lol!

Tan said,

Hi, I’m Tan from KL. I ‘ve seen a post in your blog regarding good TCM physician around PJ area, i can’t seems to find it again. May i know the address and phone number of the clinic? I remember you mentioned it was around Sri Petaling if i’m not mistaken. I’ve been having some breath and heart issue, i need to seek help. Appreciate any reply.

Yes, I am still getting my health supplements from iherb regularly – the last order was just last month.

Here are some tips to get your iherb order through the Malaysian Customs 💡 –

1) go for the DHL Priority International Courier Service – you pay a bit more for their 5 day shipping but DHL has a local agent to handle and clear the Customs for you. You can also track your shipment at the DHL website.

2) you can only buy a maximum of 2 units of each product. This amount is considered as for your personal consumption. Anything more than 2 units will likely be consficated or your whole package held by Customs. But if you had selected the DHL premium service – their agent will contact you if anything goes wrong with your package at the customs.

3) your total purchases (before any iherb discounts) should not exceed RM500. If more than that, you may be taxed.

Health supplements are too expensive in Malaysia and despite the much depreciated Ringgit currently, it is still much cheaper.

P.S. If you order more than 2 units of a product and your order exceeds RM500, that is considered as importing health supplements and you need to apply for a Licence from the Customs to do that, and yes, the Licence will cost around RM25,000

When I wrote about the Tateishi Kazu Miracle Vegetable Soup in 2010, I made the soup regularly (at least on a weekly basis) for my family for more than a year. After that, I stumbled upon other natural health remedies that are also very good – the latest one being this :-

Mark said,

hello ,
i tried the method for removing gallstones from the gallbladder.
so amazing the experience, i could actually see stones in my toilets.
i can feel there are still stones in my gallbladder because ,i can still feel pains at right upper side of my stomach.
would like to ask if i can continue the therapy to flush out the rest. or how long will it take to do for second time?

However, if you have the courage to push your first flush further (assuming you are on Day 6 currently of your first flush), you can repeat the Epsom Salts first thing on Day 7 when you wake up, and again 2 hours later.

For first timers, you may still feel some aches at your gallbladder area due to the stones being flushed out.

Season’s Greetings! My sis had a light stroke recently. Dr stopped certain medication for her. In their absence she often feel giddy always. Do u know of anything that can help her feel better. Wud appreciate your thots on this

Choesf,can I enquire on gallstone if 22 mm is no longer there after all day flushes and if any ultra sound scan done to confirm ?

I am reating your blog and am also doing this flushes dianosed 2013 1.6 cm but I saw many greenish yellow stones wax like came out aBT all in all but I went back to scan recently results was disappointing..1.4 mm still found ..
So am asking if you have ultranscsn? Would put a lot of doubts away if records shows not there.

No, I didn’t go back for any ultra sound scans. Before I started on the natural flush, I felt sharp pains when I pressed down the gallbladder area. Those pains were gone after I did my first flush and I never had any more gallbladder attacks, so I didn’t go back for any scans.

There are gallstones in the liver, too and they can be flushed out as well.

If you don’t have any pains nor complications from gallstones, you can continuing doing the flush often because your gallstone size has reduced.

Your gallstone took a long time to grow that large and it will take time to reduce its size and hopefully flush it out.

thank you so much for your reply. My last ultra scan was in 2013 and there were several gallstones and the biggest was measured 1.6 cm. I read your blog here and tried the dr lai’s method. quite similar to Dr huda clark and Dr moritz method as well. It came out 7 quite a large hard wax like crystals in odd shapes and i was excited. I took pictures and break up one with a cutter and took a close up waxy green like substance. I am not a medical person. Recently I did a 2 nd flush and it came out smaller greenish coagulated wax too, different from the first flush in march this year.

Just this week, \i went back to see my dr to get a referral letter for ultrasound scan but the result was dissappointing. The biggest stone now stands at 1.4 cm. In 2013 it was 1.6 cm being the biggest.

Hence my questions to you whether you did ultra sound scan recently or any other person who did an ultrasound scan after the flush reveals that gallstone is gone. So far medical dr here is non commital. The technician who did my ultra sound said there never was a case of flush removing gallstone using the formula stated here and that here expereicne as a technician for 10 yrs. Am not going into argument with anybody, just seeking answer of alternative therapy instead of surgery.

I will be doing again and anyone who has ultra sound scan before and after the flsuh, if you could share some information, is appreciated.

You can search online for results of people who had done a follow up ultrasound scan after doing the flush and found their stones gone or reduced in size. I have read of those reports and posted the links at those two articles I wrote.

Personally, I think that we have to do the flushes continuously as long as we don’t feel anymore pain nor have any gallbladder attacks. Each flush will make the stone smaller a little.

You can also see a good Chinese physician and ask for his prescription of herbs to break up your gallstone and then do a flush.

At least you have tried saving your gallbladder using natural remedies.

Additional information i would like to share here. Immediately after the 1 st flush where huge greenish waxy stones like came out, the growth on my back, the size of about 10 cents coins, emiting wax like pimple type wax periodically, over some time of 2 to 3 yrs, suddenly disappeared or the growth just flatten to normal skin. So there is some detoxification going on inside I am very sure.

Shunny said,

Thank you very much for creating this blog! As an American Chinese, I want to know about these natural Chinese-herbal remedies that works very well for me. I try to ask my parents, but they usually don’t know the name in English and I don’t read/write Chinese that well.

Thank you for creating a English site filled with these amazing recipes! It would also be nice if you can also include the chinese characters and pronunciation next to the English names so that I can learn. (I see that you do it for some recipes in cantonese.) 😀

Rietta said,

Hi i read your blog and its really inspire me.
Actualy my husb got hyper thyroid and i read about motherwot help to heal the thyroid.do you know where i can buy this motherwot herbs,lemon balm herbs in kl?
I am desprate looking for this herbs..can you help me..
Thanks

Hi i am from Delhi,India
i read your blog & its really inspire me…actually my sis having multiple gallstones its around 4 to 6 calci in 17mm size since 1 year…i gave your treatment to her & just before week she successfully removes gallstones…but after removed gallstones, she want to eat somthing…so i gave 2 chapatti with dal like normal food…but after 3 to 4 hours…..she had too much pain in her gallbladder…so i decided to give her again your apple juice treatment & then this time also she removed her few greenish stuff but in very small size ….then i gave her some food..but this time again she had pain in gallbladder…& then i decided to do again with your treatment… But this time there is no greenish stuff in flush stool
Then i thought that now she have no stones any more…i gave her some food…but again she had gallstones attack
Mam i don’t know what to do…why she having too pain after eating anything…plz reply its a humble request to you…because i am too much worry about my elder sis, becoz she is only in my life….plzzzzzz give some suggestion..she don’t want to remove her gallbladder..
& if possible so plz give daily routine diet chart from breakfast to dinner.
I am egerly waiting for your reply…plz reply soon mam.
From
Divya

I am sorry to hear about your sister’s gallstone problem. If the flush is successful, there shouldn’t be any pain after the flush. It is best for her to see a doctor and if need be, she has to go for the gallbladder removal surgery.

Raye said,

I just stumbled upon your website and I absolutely love it! I love that you post soup recipes, superstitions, feng shui, and etc. I’m not Chinese but have always been intrigued by their Astrology and etc. I love Chinese herbal soups too.

Thank you for taking the time to share – a lot. Your children are very fortunate to have such a thoughtful mom like you.

Raye said,

I feel like your website is a blessing after all the whirlwind of things that had happened to me this year. I particularly like your healthy soup posts because both my parents and myself can use them – tremendously.

I will explore your other posts…

Looking forward to more postings from you! Keep up the wonderful work!

This South African Plant grows wildly beside roads. I am not sure where they are sold. You can try using Misai Kucing for treating high blood pressure. There are tea bags form sold now for misai kucing.

Wani Mohan said,

YOU are an inspiration! my helper ends contract next year after 8 years. the best so far and more like a family member. we will miss her. AND, i hv to resume all the duties that i left many years ago while i’d be still working. i hv 3 beautiful kids – 16, 12 & 5. saw ur website coincidentally and im glad i did!

I am glad that you stumbled onto my blog! Thank you for your kind words. It been 10 years since I started this blog and my children have grown up now – the youngest is 22. Now, my life is more relaxing and I have more “me time.” Lol!

kkjj said,

hello wani, i’d like to ask for help. i made a comment years and years back with my personal info. i would appreciate if i could contact you somehow privately to ask for help in removing my name. hoping to hear from you soon.

Elizabeth Teo said,

My husband and myself be in k.l on april 12 to 19 2018.
We are both senior citizens from Davao City,Philippines and i have been struggling with type2 diabetes couple with high cholesterol for more than 30yrs while my husband have severe sinusitis and recently osteoarthritis of his left knee and trying with therapy to avoid knee replacement surgery.

After reading your sharing on the wonderful results you have experence drinking Jiaogulan Tea..we ike to kindly ask you if you can Please email me where is a good chinese medicine shop we can buy good Jiaogulan Tea in K.L when we there this Apr 12-19
We be stayingat Traders Hotel

Your much valued advise soonest on where we can buy Jiaogulan Tea be greatly appreciated & a blessed 34th anniversary present to us yo improve our Golden years health together..thank you.!

Elizabeth Teo said,

Thank you Choesf for your prompt response & info well noted on where to buy jiaogulan tea..most of all your much appreciated good wishes..!

Oh btw is there any particular brand i should be looking more for or what is the brand of Jiaogulan Tea that you are buying for yourself & also giving to your friends..a screenshot would help greatly..thanks again..!
And through all these years of your vast positive experiences with Jiaogulan Tea..have you come across any instances where one of your friends or people you know who have gotten god results in bringing down their blood sugar & cholesterol for diabetics & people suffering from acute sinusitis & pain from osteoarthritiis ?